Going off road

Strangely enough (or maybe not, considering that I've finally got an offroad bike after my previous one was stolen in Strasbourg last year), I've spent quite some time bicycling on gravel roads in Nordmarka north of Oslo lately. However, yesterday was maybe the most fun so far: although bicycling with colleagues turned out a tough experience (I am not in as good shape as I thought...), it was also very fun when we left the gravel road in favour of footpaths. The others pulled up speed here too, but I managed to hang on and discovered the excitement of going fast on rough ground and even climbing away from them at times. Very fun indeed!